the city is suing the two banks, accusing them of discriminatory mortgage lending. it led to a high number of foreclosures. the city wants damages for reduce property taxes and the cost of maintaining foreclosed homes. commodities have been much in the pictures. look at gold, all over the place. mining companies are reacting to the challenges of slashing costs and delaying capital investment. alix steel is here looking at commodities. she knows how to pronounce vale. >> they are the biggest i am producer in the world. that is used to make steel, which is made and everything. what other companies are doing, trimming investments for a third year, selling assets including $10 million of it cold unit. doingo said they were that, trying to trim the fat down. >> everybody else does it. brazil?unique to >> they are based in brazil so the question happens to what is going to happen to brazil's credit-rating? has indit default market trading as if they are linked. swap prices have been rising as a threat of a possible downgrade in brazil. >> you are good at this, link this t